Feeling Great
November 7, 2009 10:00pm
It has been 3 weeks that i have taken the Enbrel Sure Click, and i have had no pain since. My wrist hurts a little ever now and then, but not the way …
bigiblue 
10:26pm Thursday
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About Me
bigiblue
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About Me
I have been married to my Husband for 36 years and have been dx with RA in dec 2008. Still trying to cope with it all.
I have been married to my Husband for 36 years and have been dx with RA in dec 2008. Still trying to cope with it all.
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Interests
I love animals and the Elderly. I love to crochet, travel, hiking and just being outside. I hope I'll be doing alot of that real soon again. This RA has put alot of the things I love to do on hold.
I love animals and the Elderly. I love to crochet, travel, hiking and just being outside. I hope I'll
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Recent Activity
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2 hugs received, 1 discussion post, 1 hug given, 1 journal comment
Thursday
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bigiblue updated their status 10:26pm
better today. Even mowed the yard. Go figure.…
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bigiblue changed their mood to OK 10:26pm
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bigiblue commented on Somuchpain’s journal entry Constant Fatigue...... 10:02pm
I do understand you. I lost my mom in April. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of her.…
Monday
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bigiblue wrote a discussion post in the Rheumatoid Arthritis support group: Fever 10:41pm
I went to my Rheumy Appt. today and they still are at a loss of what to do with me. My Knee is very swollen…
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bigiblue gave Bistro a ray of sunshine 10:31pm
only Time will tell. Maybe he'll come around.…
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Life will be good again!
October 15, 2009 8:12am
I have not had that kinf of feeling in along time, to actually feel happy about taking Shots. Although my Liver Enzymes are way up again, my …
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One Day at a Time
September 25, 2009 10:08pm
It is easy to have a good outlook on Life when I am feeling good again. That is the case today. I know it is Prednisone and I am going to enjoy it …
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Prednisone
September 23, 2009 10:06pm
I have been back on Prednisone for the last 5 days now. It is finally working the swelling is down in my ankle and my Calf compared to that on …
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Pred Again
September 19, 2009 2:54pm
I know that RA is traveling, but mine had been in one place for so long that I actually forgot what it is like to have a flare. Well this one is in …
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Moment of Peace
Y'know, I thought about telling him about our group, then sort of dropped it. I've kept a comfotable distance, and if he finds it by himself that's great. Besides, I have told three other people about what a great idea it is, and none of them looked into it. I might over time. Thanks!
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Read your message a couple of days ago and pleased you have got some cover. But 5K deductible??? Hadnt heard of that....It still seems like a nightmare to me! Just been UK et al 3 plus months to escape cold here which makes me much worse but also hoping to plug into new treatment in UK but discovered not allowed to present with existing condition as I havent been resident for so long! They would treat anything new. Havent worked out how long I would have to reside there if I returned to live( which pretty unlikely as I dont like UK lifestyle atmosphere though appreciate the historical stuff.) Am expecting a German friend to stay this coming week. Will ask him about German healthcare. He was one of those people who got caught in the west (luckily maybe) when the original Berlin wall went up as he was studying that side. Full of amazing stories. Anyway glad you have some resolution as this disease is bad enough without having to uproot from what I presume is otherwise OK situation...
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Good Luck
Hi I am from NZ and just read your posting. Am gobsmacked at the cost of insurance. I got into a discussion on this site with someone who totally supports US private system and is afraid of change. But how can you guys over there afford those sort of costs? We have a similar system to UK here in NZ - pay for doctors but subsidised as you get older/and/or have an ongoing complaint but our prescriptions are cheaper than UK. We also have a parallel private system which deals more with things that people dont want to wait for such as hip replacements but which also do some major stuff. I have a friend who had heart surgery at 91 because the public system refusted her. We looked into private insurance costs years ago and are glad we didnt sign up. My husband had a brain tumour (costs around NZ$35000) which wouldnt have been available privately anyway. Over here insurers keep clawing back what percentage they will pay of doctor and hospital costs so some people have dropped their insurance. Plus the recession of course.
I just wish you all the luck and so hope the US gets some sort of parallel system going but the medical industry (an alien concept to us here) seem to be lobbying against it. My personal opinion is that choice is democratic and rich people can pay to queue jump but the thought of people dying because they cant afford treatment seems barbaric and totally unchristian. I wish you all the luck with this and hope if you have to find work you can get something that pays well and helps. 
Good Luck
Good luck with Thanksgiving! You're going to do great!
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Big - thanks for the comment. I wish I had the magic wand I could wave on all of you to give you remission...
See you online in a week!
Lynne
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Close Menopause
Still having some Hot flashes, but not so much anymore. I am on Bio Identical Hormones. Take Estrogen and Progesterone Cream . I have been taken the Progesterone cream for 1 year or so now and just started on Estrogen, because I have read that it also may help the bones, and any kind of form of Arthritis inc. RA. Mostly though good for controlling mood and Hot Flashes.
Treatments
- Black Cohosh Working / Worked
- IT DOES HELP. I HAD BEEN TAKING IT FOR AT LEAST 1 1/2 YEARS, BUT GOT OFF BECAUSE I WAS PUT ON MTX AND THE LIVER IS A LITTLE HIGH RIGHT NOW.
- Estradiol Working / Worked
- BIO IDENTICAL ONLY. Have been on it for 4 month and is working great. no more Hot flashes, or barely noticible ones. Night sweats are also a past for most days.
- Estrogen Cream Too Soon to Tell
- BIO IDENTICAL ONLY
- Progesterone Cream Working / Worked
- BIO IDENTICAL CREAM. IT HAS BEEN A GOD SEND FOR ME.
Close Rheumatoid Arthritis
I WAS DIAGNOSED IN DEC'08. I FEEL BETTER NOW THAN WHEN I FIRST WAS DIAGNOSED. I DO YOGA, SWIM. I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED SOMETIMES IN WHAT TO TAKE AS FAR AS THE SWELLING IS CONCERNED. I DO HAVE THAT TO DEAL WITH, NOT MUCH PAIN JUST SWELLING IN KNEE.
Treatments
- Celebrex Not Working
- GOT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE FROM THIS ONE
- Methotrexate Working / Worked
- I HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR 9 WEEKS NOW. I CAN SEE AOME IMPROVEMENT AS FAR AS PAIN IS CONCERNED, BUT HAVE TO WATCH NOW AS MY LIVER ENZYMES ARE ALITTLE HIGH.(65)
- Mobic Working / Worked
- ALSO HIGH BP
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- OF COURSE IT HELPS, BUT DON'T LIKE LONG TERM TREATMENT. I ONLY TAKE IT WHEN I AM IN SO MUCH PAIN AND NOTHING ELSE HELPS.
- Enbrel Working / Worked
- I on;y had one Shot. Sure click and felt no pain the next day. I will have to see if that was just a fluke or the real thing.I would never have believed it works that fast.
